OpenZ
OpenZ is a free, open-source 3D fan remake of Z (The Bitmap Brothers, 1996), released for the 30th anniversary of the original. Version 1.1 rebuilds three of its levels, Level 2 (Desert), Level 16 (Jungle) and…
OpenZ is a real time strategy (rts), released 12 October 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What OpenZ is
OpenZ was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
OpenZ is a free, open-source 3D fan remake of Z (The Bitmap Brothers, 1996), released for the 30th anniversary of the original. Version 1.1 rebuilds three of its levels, Level 2 (Desert), Level 16 (Jungle) and Level 17 (Car Park), as a real-time strategy game in which red and blue robot armies capture flags to take territories, build robots and vehicles in captured factories, and win by entering or destroying the enemy fort. There is no resource gathering and no base building. The gameplay rules, unit statistics and computer opponent follow the open-source Zod Engine. All models, textures, sounds, voices and music were newly made. The game adds two new units, the Mech and the Electrobot, a…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
OpenZ launched on 12 October 2026, within three weeks of Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Gears of War: E-Day and Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
Released around the same time: Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Gears of War: E-Day, Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
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